I have dyed with walnuts, onion skins but this is my favorite recipe to dirty up some bright, white or other colors for that antique look. I did three pots with different amounts of dye in each pot and didn't stir much as I wanted a mottled look. Some dye colors absorb faster than others that is why you will see the variance in colors in the wool results.
On the far left 1/2 yard was dyed in a pot using 2 tablespoons of dye, the before at the top, which is obvious. Will provide the recipe further down in the post. Seemed a little too dark but will be used in a future rug.
Next pot I only used 1 Tbls. for the 1/2 yard in the middle ~ the top wool is the before, the one just under that is the result from that pot. The 3rd piece of wool just under was in the third pot along with that wool to the right. Not sure of amount of wool as I didn't measure it but was less than 1/2 yard so I used a tad less than 1 Tbls. dye.
If you search "Olde Patina dye Recipe" in the box at the top left of my blog you will see previous dye jobs using this recipe which is in the Beautiful Wool dye book by Laurice Heath. Here is the recipe:
OLDE PATINA1/2 t. Khaki Drab (Cushing)1/8 t. Cushing Old Gold1/8 + 1/16 Golden Brown Cushing1/16 t. Dark Gray Cushing1/64 t. Wood Rose Cushing
pour in 1 cup boiling water and stir. From that cup I used tablespoons for the dyeing. FYI, I have dye spoons which includes a 1/64 t. measure.
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GOD BLESS AMERICA.
Saundra